different between propose vs request

English

Etymology

From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb) , propos (noun), from Latin pr?p?n?, pr?p?n?re, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???p??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???po?z/
• Rhymes: -??z

Verb

propose (third-person singular simple present proposes, present participle proposing, simple past and past participle proposed)

1. (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

   Synonyms: put forth, suggest, (rare) forthput

   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.

2. (intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

3. (transitive) To intend.
   • 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England, Preface (Google preview):

     I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England.
4. (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1:

     HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour;

     There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice

     Proposing with the prince and Claudio

5. (obsolete) To set forth.
   • 1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad, book 11:

     . . . so weighty was the cup,

     That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.

Usage notes

• In use 1, this is sometimes a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
• In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs
• Compared to to suggest, to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.

Derived terms

• proposal
• proposement

Related terms

• proponent
• proposition

Translations

Noun

propose (plural proposes)

1. (obsolete) An objective or aim.

Anagrams

• opposer, poopers

French

Verb

propose

1. inflection of proposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• opposer

Italian

Verb

propose

1. third-person indicative past historic of proporre

Anagrams

• propeso

English

Alternative forms

• requeste (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English request, from Old French requeste (French requête), from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requ?s?ta, feminine of requ?s?tus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requ?r? (“require, ask”). Compare to French requetér.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kw?st/
• Rhymes: -?st
• Hyphenation: re?quest

Verb

request (third-person singular simple present requests, present participle requesting, simple past and past participle requested)

1. (transitive or with that clause) To ask for (something).

2. (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

   Synonyms: ask, bespeak, call for

Translations

Noun

request (plural requests)

1. Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

   Synonyms: asking, beseech, prayer, wish

   • 1839, The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports

     The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.

2. A formal message requesting something.

   Synonyms: petition, postulation

3. Condition of being sought after.

   Synonym: demand
4. (networking) A message sent over a network to a server.

5. (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.

Derived terms

• discovery request
• request for admission
• request for production

Related terms

• require
• requirement
• requisite

Translations

See also

• Wiktionary:Requested entries:English

Further reading

• request on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• request in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• request in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• request at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• quester

Middle English

Alternative forms

• requeste, reqweste, rekeyste

Etymology

From Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin *requaesita; equivalent to re- +? quest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??kw?st(?)/

Noun

request (plural requestes)

1. A request or petition; a pleading or asking.
2. (Late Middle English) What is requested or petitioned for; something that is sought-after.
3. (Late Middle English) A adventure or heroic journey.

Descendants

• English: request
• Scots: request

References

• “request(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-3.